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No. 562,324. Patented June 16, 1896.

S E S s E N h w p UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE L. RICHMOND, OF BUFFALO, NElV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE BUFFALOSCALE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

RECORDING-SCALE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,824, dated June 16,1896. Application filed August 24,1895. Serial No. 560,413. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE L. RICH- MOND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRecording-Scales; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in recording balance-scales; and itconsists in certain novel features of construction, combinations, andarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed,whereby an improved recording-scale is produced.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 represents a side elevation of a scale-beam with my in vention appliedthereto. Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3represents a side elevation taken on the side opposite from that shownin Fig. 1, the scalebeam being broken away. Fig. 4 represents a sideelevation of the main poise with its side walls and the auxiliary beamremoved. Fig. 5 represents a detail rear elevation of the front plate ofsaid main poise. Fig. 6 represents a transverse vertical section throughsaid main poise and auxiliary poise. Fig. 7 represents a detail sideelevation of the auxiliary poise with its front plate removed. Fig. 8represents a detail rear elevation of said front plate. Fig. 9represents a detail rear elevation of said auxiliary poise, and Fig. 10represents a plan view of the card I prefer to use with my inventionafter being stamped.

A in the drawings represents the main scalebeam; B, its adjustablepoise; O, the auxiliary beam on said poise, and D the auxiliary poise onsaid latter beam.

The main scale-beam may be of the ordinary construction and providedalong its an der side with type Ct, arranged at intervals thereon, so asto correspond in position, and to the numerals, indicated with thedivisions of the scale a, arranged on the side of said beam. The top ofthe said main beam is provided with a longitudinal bead havingratchet-teeth cut thereon so as to form a rack a Horizontal supportingportions a and o are left on the respective sides of said head and theportion-ct being provided with a wheel-guiding ridge a, and the portiona serving for two of the wheels to run upon. The rear wall of the mainpoise passes up at the rear of the said main beam, and is provided atits top with a horizontal overhanging portion, and a detachableface-block I). Antifrietion-rollers b are journaled in suitable recessesin the upper end of said poise and said block, respectively. Each of thesaid rollers Z) comprises two spaced wheels mounted on an axle, onehaving a flat tread to run upon the portion (6 of the beam and the othera V-grooved tread to run upon the ridge (t and thus guide the poiseagainst lateral movement. The spaces between the wheels are to permitthe passage of said wheels along each side of the rack a The block Z) isrecessed longitudinally, near its bottom, so as to form a space b whichfits over the rack without engaging the same. A pawl b is pivoted insaid block and projects below the same through the space b so as toengage the rack 0, This pawl also projects through the top of the blockand is provided with an operating-handle b. A toe b on said pawl isengaged by the end of a fiat spring b mounted in the block b, so thatsaid pawl is normally held in engagement with the rack a Anindicating-finger b is attached to said block b and extends down overthe front of the beam, so as to travel over the scale as the poise ismoved along and thus indicate to the eye the weight 011 said scale. Thesaid block b is attached to the upper end of the poise by bolts orscrews.

It will be seen from the aforegoin g that the main poise is supported bythe antifrictionrollers that roll along the top of the main beam. Thelower part of the said poise B projects forward under the beam and ishol low to accommodate the inking and printing 9 The upper wall of saidhollow mechanism.

inwardly-projecting portion of the poise is provided with two end slotsf f, through which the inkingribbon F passes as it is wound from onereel f to the other reel f These reels f f are mounted on the squaredends of arbors f f, which pass through the rear wall of the poise. Eachof these arbors is reduced where it passes through said rear wall, so asto form shoulders f which bear against the inner side of said rear wall,and the outer ends of said arbors are provided with operating-heads funder which the two free ends of a centrallyfixed spring f bear, so asto cause sufficient friction when said arbors are rotated to wind orunwind the ribbon taut all the time. The heads of said arbors aremilled, so that they can be more readily rotated when the position ofthe ribbon is to be changed to bring an unused portion in line with theprinting devices. Just above the reels f f are arranged studs f f, overwhich the ribbon passes smoothly after passing through said slots. Aboutmid way between the slots f f a similar slot f is form ed to permit animpression-plunger H to pass upward and force a previously-inserted cardor paper first against the ribbon and then force the ribbon against thetype immediately above on the main beam, and thus print an impression ofsaid type on said card. The upper end of the plunger H is faced with acushion-block of some flexible material, preferably rubber, which is setin a groove h in said plunger. The said plunger is provided at its lowerend with a guiding-stem 7t, that passes through an aperture in thebottom wall of the poise. The plunger is kept normally down by a fiatspring 7L attached at one end to the bottom wall of the poise, andhaving its other end bifurcated, so as to ex tend on opposite sides ofthe stem h and rest upon a transverse stop-stud 71. mounted in saidstem. The upper side of the top wall of the poise is provided with aslotted plate It, having card-guiding flanges 7f, so that the card isguided to the proper position over the plunger. Said flanges 7r alsohold the ribbon F up'at this point, so that the card will always passunder and never over it when being inserted.

A slide K is mounted in the front plate 1'), and a stud b of the plungerengages the wall of an aperture K in the slide. The plunger is operatedby a handle L, journaled in said front plate and provided with anangular arm 7a, which engages an offset or shoulder H of the plunger.Slots 1) and k are cut in the front plate and slide, respectively,whereby a card may be inserted through said front plate and slide.

\Vhen the slide is in its normal position, the slots 1) and k do notexactly coincide, and the top portion of the slot b is covered by saidslide, so that the card must be inserted at the bottom of said slot 2)which insures the card passing under and not over the ribbon. As theslide is raised by depressing the handle L, the card is raised also bythe plunger.

At each end of the main poise is mounted a forwardly-projecting arm 0.The auXiliary beam 0 is attached at each end to said arms. The underside of this beam is pro vided, like the beam A, with spaced type c forprinting the amount in pounds. This beam is for printing from ten poundsto a thousand pounds'in groups of ten pounds, while the main beam is forprinting from one thousand to one hundred and twenty thousand pounds ingroups of one thousand, but of course these proportions could be variedif so desired. The upper side of the auxiliary beam is provided withteeth forming a rack 0 The auxiliary poise D is hollow and is providedwith lateral passages d d in its side wall, so that said poise surroundsand slides on the beam 0. A V-shaped projection c is mounted on theinner side of the top wall of said poise, so as to engage the rack c andhold the poise firmly in any position to which it is moved.

The auxiliary poise is provided with an inked ribbon F and mountings Fand a plunger d which parts are the same as those in the main poise,except that the plate 71" and the operating-handle L and arm 7; areomitted, and the spring b modified; a spring 7L6, having one end securedto the poise and the other end working in a slot in the plunger-stem,being substituted for the spring 7L2. The projecting lower end of theplunger-stem in this case is provided with a knob 71*, by means of whichsaid plunger isoperated.

The front plate for the auxiliary poise is provided with an aperture7L8, and an indexpointer 7L9, by means of which the scale 011 the beamcan be seen and the weight indicated. Said front plate is also providedwith a slot 71, through which the record-card is inserted. A slide j ismounted in a recess in the back of the front plate, and is provided witha card-introducin g slot j, which operates in conjunction with the slotin the front plate in a similar manner to the slide in the main poise.The slide in this case is operated by a stud 3' on the plunger (1 whichenters a slotj in said plate.

hen a balance is reached in operating the scale, by moving the poises ontheir respective beams, a card is first inserted in one poise andstamped, and then in the other, thus making a permanent and accuraterecord of all amounts weighed. The invention is applicable to allclasses of scales, but is more especially intended for railroad-trackscales, hopper or grain scales, and hay, wagon or platform scales. InFig. 10 of the drawings I have shown a card marked or printed in themanner I prefer, it having the scale-indications from both the beamsprinted thereon.

An important feature of my scale-beam, over ordinary recordingscale-beams, is the fact that the weightman can stamp upon cards orpaper slips both the large and small weights without moving from hisposition opposite the main poise. This he can do by simply taking thecard out of the large poise and inserting it at once into the smallpoise which is in immediate relation to the large poise, and is carriedbyit. \Vith other scalebeams which record the large and small weights,the construction is such that it is necessary to stamp the large weightsand then to go to a small beam on the back end of the large beam fromwhich to get the unitweights, thus rendering it necessary for theweightman to be constantly moving from one end of the beam to the other.I believe it is a new and important improvement, whether an inked ribbonis used or not, to have two recording-beams arranged relatively to oneanother in the manner I have shown and described; said mainreeording-beam and auxiliary recording-beam having, respectively,impression devices on their lower edges, and being properly graduated ontheir front sides; and said main beam and auxiliary or unit beam havingmeans for forcing cards or slips of paper into contact with saidimpression devices, so as to take permanent records therefrom; thiscombination being very convenient and insuring accuracy, as it enablesthe weightman to mechanically record the small weights on the auxiliarybeam without changing his position in respect to the main poise. Toillustrate: supposing, for instance, that there is a weight on the mainbeam of fiftyfive thousand two hundred and ten pounds, the poise wouldbe moved onthe main beam out to 55,000, and the poise on the auxiliaryor unit beam would be moved out to 210, and thereupon the card wouldfirst be inserted in the slot 011 the large poise, and stamped andwithdrawn, then (without moving from his position to another part of thebeam, or using a printed slip) the same card inserted into the auxiliarypoise and stamped; the card on being withdrawn showing fifty-fivethousand two hundred and ten pounds. It is readily seen that this cannotbe accomplished with recording scale-beams heretofore devised.

Having now described my invention, wl1at I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a scale, the combination with a main scale-beam havingprinting-type arranged along its length, of a main poise adapted totravel on said beam, and provided with devices whereby a record may betaken from said type, an auxiliary scale-beam mounted on said main poiseand having printing-type arranged along its length, an auxiliary poise011 said latter beam, having devices whereby a record maybe taken fromsaid latter type, substantially as described.

2. In a scale, the combination of a main scale-beam having stationaryprinting-type arranged along its under side, a poise constructed totravel on said beam and carrying an inked ribbon, and provided withmeans for the introduction of a card below the ribbon, an d avertically-operated plunger mounted on and moving with said poise andconstructed to force the card and ribbon in contact with theprinting-type on the scale-beam, an auxiliary scale-beam mounted on saidpoise and provided with printing-type along its under side, an auxiliarypoise mounted on said auxiliary beam and carrying an inked ribbon andprovided with means for the introduction of a card below the ribbon anda vertically-operated plunger mounted on said auxiliary poise and movingtherewith and constructed to force the card and ribbon in contact withthe printing-type on the auxiliary scalebeani, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a scale, the combination of a main scale-beam having stationaryprinting-type arranged along its under side, and a rack upon its upperside, a poise constructed to travel on said beam and carrying an inkedribbon and provided with means for the introduction of a card below theribbon, a vertically-operated plunger mounted on and moving with thepoise and constructed to force the card and ribbon in contact with theprinting-type 011 the scale-beam, and a pawl on said poise forautomatically engaging the rack on the scale-beam, an auxiliaryscale-beam mounted on said poise and provided with printing-type alongits under side, an auxiliary poise mounted on said auxiliary beam andcarrying an inked ribbon and provided with means for the introduction ofa card below the ribbon and a verticallyoperated plunger mounted on andmoving with said auxiliary poise and constructed to force the card andribbon in contact with the printingtype 011 the auxiliary scale-beam,substantially as described.

4:. In a scale, a poise constructed with an impression-plunger andprovided with a slot through its face-plate, and with a sliding plate onthe rear side of said face-plate, which slide has a slot through it forworking in conjunction with the slot in the face-plate, and said slideconstructed to be operated simultaneously with the plunger, whereby theproper introduction of a card to be stamped is insured, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a recording-scale, a poise provided with a chamber, arbors in saidchamber provided with means for operating them from the outside, avertieally-reciprocated impression-plunger, guides for directing aribbon above the impression-plunger beneath the impression-type, aslotted plate provided with ribbon-supportin g flanges which form aguideway for the introduction of a card beneath the ribbon,substantially as described.

6. In a recording-scale, the combination with a main scale-beam havingimpressiontype arranged along its length, of a main poise adapted totravel on said beam, devices for taking a record from said type mountedon and traveling with said poise, an auxiliary scale-beam mounted onsaid main poise and having impression-type arranged along its length, anauxiliary poise on said latter beam, devices mounted on and moving withthe aux- IIO iiiary poise whereby a record can be taken In testimonywhereof I hereunto aifix my from said latter type, the main andauxiliary signature in presence of two witnesses. beam being in suchrelation and arrangement THEODORE I. R .U D. to each other that aweightman can take the J I01 do} 5 record from the main scale-beam andthat \Vitnesses:

from the auxiliary scale-beam without leav- ALBERT L. SCHUH, ing hisposition, si'lbstantiaiiy as described. M. A. CHURCHILL.

